EN Summary: There are lots of sewing YouTube channels out there and some of them are really good; I won't even try to name them all (many of them are widely known and have millions of subscribers). Yet, among my favorites there are some that I believe are less know to my readers and are particularly interesting... Keep reading to find out more!

EN: The reasons why I love and recommend these channels is because they cover a wide range of garment sewing related subjects that really interest me (sewing techniques, pattern making, sewing equipment, personal style, fabric manipulation, industry sewing techniques, etc.); I recognize the authors as like minded people who love sharing their knowledge (doing so by taking little to no profit at all) and are really, really good at teaching. There's also another reason: they follow a specific methodology (way of doing things, developed through long years of experience) which is different from the mainstream. I always learn something new from them, even if I don't do things their way.

EN: My latest obsession is Paukshte Fashion Workshop, the English dubbed version of Paukshte Irina's Russian YouTube channel (counting 216K subscribers in the Russian version!). Paukshte Irina runs a Fashion House where she and her dressmakers/tailors produce custom made garments for the clients. Her videos share her process of producing high end custom made garments using her pattern drafting method, the Ten Measurement method. The method consists of using a set of ten personal measurements to produce the basic block patterns from which all other patterns can be developed. She sells CDs explaining how to develop the blocks but as far as I know they are only available in Russian. The techniques and the pattern transformations are applicable to any well developed basic blocks though. Her motto is "Be different every day; you don't need a perfect hourglass body to be elegant and beautiful, just well made clothes from good fabrics that fit you perfectly". She often shows garments that she's making for herself using the ten measurement system as base block patterns. She also shares some of her Fashion House made garments with exquisite couture details and demonstrates such techniques. The way she transforms the basic blocks, often directly on the fabric, is really fascinating. She reduces seam allowances to the minimum, specially around curved seams, and hand-tacks the entire garment for a fitting before sewing it on the sewing machine. She shares how to make a variety of garments using just body measurements and no pattern. There are also videos about the industrial equipment used in her Fashion House, including the sewing machines and sergers and how to properly use, care and maintain them. It's a very complete channel, and watching Paukshte Irina realy elevates the spirit of any woman!
---PT: A minha última obsessão é o canal Paukshte Fashion Workshop, a versão dobrada em Inglês do canal Russo de Paukshte Irina (este contando já com 216K subscritores!). A Paukshte Irina tem um atelier de costura onde ela e as suas costureiras confecionam peças por medida de altíssima qualidade. Os seus videos partilham o seu processo de produzir qualquer peça a partir dos moldes básicos desenhados com base nas medidas específicas das clientes. O seu método chama-se Método das 10 medidas e tanto quanto sei, é vendido em CDs somente em Russo. No entanto as técnicas que ela demonstra nos videos do canal são aplicáveis a quaisquer moldes de base bem feitos. O seu mote é "Sejam diferentes todos os dias" e ela acredita que para ser elegante e bonita uma mulher não precisa de ter o corpo perfeito mas sim usar roupas bem confecionadas de bons tecidos, que lhe assentem na perfeição. Frequentemente ela mostra peças feitas no seu atelier exibindo detalhes e acabamentos de qualidade extrema, e depois ensina as técnicas utilizadas na confeção de tais peças. A forma como ela transforma os moldes básicos, muitas vezes diretamente sobre o tecido, é fascinante. Ela usa margens de costura mínimas, especialmente nas costuras curvas e alinhava toda a peça para uma prova antes de a coser na máquina. No canal também podem aprender a fazer várias peças confecionadas a partir das medidas, sem recurso a molde de papel. Tem também videos acerca do equipamento, máquinas de costura, como escolher uma máquina de costura, a sua manutenção, etc. Mesmo que não percebam Inglês, há muita coisa a aprender dos seus vídeos, e quem percebe vai com certeza elevar-se com a filosofia de vida de esta mulher fascinante!

EN: Lastly there's a YouTube channel in Portuguese (Brazilian Portuguese) for my Portuguese speaking readers: Marlene Mukai. She is daughter of a seamstress, an entrepreneur woman who has struggled from early age to get to the place where she is now. She is mostly self-taught and has developed a simplified pattern making method by picking up what she liked from various other methods she learned. She adapted her method so it can be used by anyone with minimal pattern making knowledge. She shares how to develop patterns for any kind of garments and also the sewing techniques she uses. She has developed a set of pattern making rulers selling in Brazil and also edited several books in Portuguese (some of which can be found on internationally on Amazon).
---PT: Por último, e para os meus leitores que não falam Inglês, queria partilhar o canal da Marlene Mukai (em Português do Brasil), uma mulher humilde, auto-didata e empreendedora, filha de costureira, que lutou toda a sua vida pela sua independência e para chegar onde está agora. Depois de estudar vários métodos de patronagem ela desenvolveu um método simplificado, que pode ser usado mesmo por quem não tem conhecimentos prévios de desenho de moldes, reunindo e conceitos de diversos outros métodos. No seu canal podem aprender tanto a desenvolver os moldes para qualquer peça, como também diversas técnicas de costura para a confeção dessas peças. Ela desenvolveu um conjunto de réguas específicas para desenho de moldes (vendidas no Brasil) e também é autora de vários livros de patronagem e costura em Português (alguns disponíveis internacionalmente no Amazon). Espero que gostem e achem útil!

Hello, I have been waching you for many years. Thanks for everything you share with us.Your patience impresses me.Fortunately for me I knew every sewing channels you share with us. I have been watching Marlene Mukai from the begining and I started to learn basic Portuguese to understand it. But no matter how much I try to learn Russian language I can't. This is why I love Taylor 4u because he doesn't talk.

Thank you so much!!! I've already checked them out and Ms. Deziel's 'Front Fly Zipper Easy Assembly' video tutorial has been exactly what I've been waiting for to move forward with a pair of pants. Thank you again!! :)

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